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Pace Opportunity Centers licensed our first group home for people with mental retardation in 1985, in the Central Texas town of San Marcos. Jim Pace had been an auditor with the Texas Department of Health for the previous thirteen years, heading a team of professionals, who assessed the quality of services being provided at licensed mental retardation facilities.

Over the years, we grew from on e 6-person home to a statewide organization. Our programs offered a full range of options to folks with mental retardation . We had a dedicated staff, and well respected program.

In 1998, Jim Pace decided to retire, and sold his organization.

Now after six years of retirement, Mr. Pace has returned to the field, in which he worked for over 30 years. We now have purchased four existing ICF / MR facilities in Longview, Texas. Two homes for women, two for men. We provide our own day services, including a Folk Art Factory where we produce ceramics and other arts and crafts .

We are committed to providing the same high quality services that we were noted for in San Marcos. Also, we are now certified to provide Home & Community - Based Services (HCS) throughout the East Texas area.

 
  • Attractive Suburban Homes
  • Food - Well Planned Menus & Special Diets
  • Comprehensive Assessment And Planning Of Individual Programs
  • Planned Recreation Activities
  • 6 Hours, 5 Days / Week Day Habilitation Services At The Folk Art Factory, Where We Teach People Ceramics, Arts & Crafts and Job Skills.
  • Dental Services
  • Speech, Audiology, Therapy, Physical
  • Optometric Services


The ICF - MR homes are highly regulated facilities, which are intended to provide a very structured learning environment, where folks can maximize their skills. This type of environment helps prepare the client for a more individualized service plan, such as offered through the HCS Program.

 
HCS (Home & Community - Based Services) is a Medicaid "waiver" program which provides a flexible array of services to people in their community . For example, an HCS client may choose any of the following living options:
  1. Supported Home Living - The client lives with their family and we bring individualized services to their home.
  2. Foster Care - The foster care provider owns or leases the home and we contract with them to provide certain services to the client.
  3. Companion Care, the residence may be owned or leased by the client , and shared by the companion .
  4. Supervised Living - Up to three clients living in a home owned by Pace Opportunity centers. This is for folks who don't require routine supervision, but still need some assistance with meal planning, recreation, transportation and housekeeping. Day Habilitation services provided.
  5. Residential Supports - for up to 4 folks who require supervision and support from direct services providers who are awake and present when clients are there. Day Habilitation services provided.

 
People who choose any of the living options listed above are also eligible for the following services as needed:
  1. Case Management
  2. Respite Care (only for supported home living)
  3. Habilitation - teaching self help skills
  4. Day Habilitation - 6 hours / 5 days
  5. Supported employment
  6. Nursing services
  7. Minor home modifications
  8. Adaptive aids
  9. Counseling & Therapies
  10. Dental Treatment



 
For more information about our programs or services please call:

1-903-238-9523

Pace Opportunity Centers Inc. would like every opportunity to resolve any issues. Please contact Renea Sartain, Administrator at 903-238-9523 to discuss any complaints or comments.

Thank you.